Questions tagged [functions]
Questions about the use of built-in Mathematica functions, including pure functions.
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Sum index in function collides with input variable
When I enter the following:
Clear["Global`*"]
Func[f_, xx_] := Sum[D[f, xx[[s]]], {s, 1, 2}]
Func[x^2 + y^2, {x, y}]
Func[x^2 + s^2, {x, s}]
The first function ...
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How To Convert A Function Defined Using Mathematica's Block or Module Into Python [on hold]
Lets say I have the following function
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Transform function {a,b} ->{x,y} ; how to?
I have a 2D list of values that I want to transform/calibrate to another 2D list. I thought of using a predict function but I couldn’t get it to output 2 values.
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Delayed Rule right-hand-side mis-evaluation
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I am trying to create a rule that will give me a minus sign if the number of times A is applied on X is odd where A is some οperator and X a random quantity.
Some of the configurations of ...
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Find the equilibrium between two functions [on hold]
I have to do all of my work in Mathematica for a class project, the current question tells us to find the equilibrium price between two functions.
I can plot both functions at the same time, but ...
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Plot multiple solutions for different t terms
I want to integrate a a simple function for different t values.
At the moment I have the following code;
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How to make a function linear
I have a linear function, say f, and an expression like f[3x^2 - 8 a y^2 + 4 z b] where I know that ...
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Average value of a function with two variables
How would I determine the average value of a function of two variables over two intervals, both of which have given bounds.
Assume the function f[x,y] (below) has ...
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Average value of function of two variables
I'm wondering how to determine the average value of a function of two intervals, both of which have given bounds. Say the function f[x,y] (below) has bounds x,y=[0,5]. How would I go about this? I ...
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NestWhile with input as a list
I'm wondering how I can use NestWhile if my input is a list:
NestWhile[function,{1,2,3,4},...]
For example, I want NestWhile to stop until the second element of my output list larger than 3. How to ...
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Filter out terms that include any combination of F[X] and G[-X]
I have the following problem which is closely linked to a previous question I asked some time ago (Replacement rule for terms that are separated by operators?).
In this specific instance, suppose I ...
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a question about newton's method [closed]
I tried many times but I still don't know how to solve this problem. Please help me, thanks a lot.
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Calling a function with a vector doesn't work for me
I'm trying to create a simple function that generates a transformation matrix from the partial derivatives of two coordinate systems. It currently works when I have it written like this:
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Plotting 3D energy bands
I'm having a problem trying to plot a 3D energy band structure. Having a function of 3 variables (energy) for example:
f[x_,y_,z_]:= Cos[x]+Cos[y]+Cos[z]
What i ...
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How to define a function having many steps? [duplicate]
I can't transform a simple code into a function. The function should take an integer and return a list of digits in a factorial number system:
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Defining a function with For loop within For loop
h[n_] := For[i = 1, i <= n, i++,
For[j = 1, j <= n, j++,
g = g + i*j]; f = f + g;];
h[10]
I want to define a function to calculate the Sum from i ...
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Define a function with a list as input [closed]
f[a_, b_, c_] := N[Max[Abs[list2]]],
N[Max[Total[a], Total[b], Total[c]]];
f[list2]
Trying to define a function with a list as input.
In theory, this should ...
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Find peaks, max and min of an interpolation function?
I'm new in mathematica.
I have a list of values and i don't know how to find some poitns, such as peaks, the max and min of an interpolation function.
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How to call an old build-in function in a new version of Mathematica?
In order to use the UnitStep of Mathematica 5.2, I have to install two different versions 5.2 and 11.3 at the same time because ...
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Why does the FindFormula result contain Abs in result?
If you look at the first example of FindFormula, why is the result Mathematica produces showing an Abs?
Table[{x, N[x Sin[x]]}, {x, 0, 4, .3}]
FindFormula[%, x]
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How to fix label position inside Manipulate?
I'm trying to make this manipulation.
Initially, I use Text to add Happy Wedding. However, the function doesn't allow me to ...
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Chebyshev Generating Function on (x,y) with Arbitrary Unknowns
I'm trying to create a generating function in Mathematica for Chebyshev polynomials with arbitrary unknowns on x and y. So far I was able to come up with
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How to ask Mathematica to express variables in terms of each other in an implicit function
How to ask Mathematica to give $y$ in terms of $x$ in this function? Is there a way to obtain a closed form expression for $y$ in terms of $x$?
$x=\frac{\left(y^4-1\right) \left(\coth (2 y)-\frac{1}{...
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error for NMinimize with Parameters in the form f[a_]:=NMinimize
I'm trying to write a function of a variable as the argument of a minimization where that variable comes to play.
Here is the code :
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Creating a special product function
I am having trouble working with lists inside functions with Mathematica. Basically, I have a list of numbers and a special way to multiply them. I want to have a function that is able to create a ...
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Define Function explicitely with List as argument [duplicate]
Background
There are multiple ways to define Functions. I would assume all methods are equivalent, and allow for the same options. However, I fail to find the ...
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Order of evaluation of variable
I'd like to control the order of evaluation in a multi-variable function.
Example: Suppose I have the function:
B[x_, y_] := x + y/x;
If I try to evaluate ...
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Get R^2 value between interpolating functions and a list of points
I am looking to compare the degree of accuracy of a theoretical model by comparing my theoretical curve to my experimental data points.
My theoretical curve is an interpolating function generated ...
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Use a list with single number for the second input of Table
As you see both inputs below give the same results.
Is there any reason to use List[3] instead of just 3 in the first case?
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When do functions apply on lists and when they do not
I have read in my lecture notes on Mathematica that functions (in the general sense) can be applied to lists of data and that they can return new lists with data. I have tried this and I have got ...
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NonlinearModelFit won't fit to gaussian data
The form I'm using should be correct because when I input my initial guesses it plots a shape similar to my data. When I use NonlinearModelFit, the fit is not correct at all and is almost flat, then ...
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Derivative of function with large number of arguments
I have a function which depends on more than 30 parameters and I want to symbolically compute the derivatives with respect to the individual parameters.
From the documentation of the ...
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I've been try to plot this function but it's not work. It's in the body [closed]
Plot[z^7 - 5*z^4 + 3*z^2 + 6*z - 4, {z, -2 - 2*I, 2 + 2*I}]
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FindFormula: can I change the standard TargetFunctions?
FindFormula seems to have a limited number of TargetFunctions:
Possible functions for TargetFunctions are Plus, Times, Power, Sin,
Cos, Tan, Cot, Log, Sqrt, Csc, Sec, Abs, and Exp.
Is it ...
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return {} when the function is given {}
I have a function taking an array as argument and giving an output. However, sometimes my argument is {} (the empty array), then how can I get an output {} when my argument is {}? Actually, I want the ...
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n derivatives on a function of n variables
I want to derive an expression with respect to each variable of a function $f: \mathbb R^n \rightarrow \mathbb R$. More precisely:
$\left(\prod_{i=1}^n\frac{\partial}{\partial_{x_i}}\right) g(f(x_1,...
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Find the two least common positive values that divides both 40131 and 41405 [closed]
I'm completely new to mathematica, and got stuck on a question. If I needed to find the least 2 common dividers for 40131 and 41405, how would I code it?
What i want is:
Prime Factorization of ...
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Using vtx[] instead of vtx
There're two ways to generate a random tree as 1 and 2 below. Both work fine here. So what's the reason to use vtx[] instead of ...
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Mathematica Function Taxicab Numbers [duplicate]
I have spent days trying to compile this code and I cannot generate a list of taxicab numbers for the Hardy-Ramanujan Theory. Here is the module I wrote earlier:
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Printing Values Within a Function
Below is a function to calculate the overlap between two gaussian functions.
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Finding Closed form expressions for sums
I am working with the a problem where I need to compute some complicated sums, for which I first define the following inner product.
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What are equations on mathematica and differences between these errors? [closed]
These are the three errors I was given. I so far wrote the code which was computing the polynomial interpolation but now I am asked to find those three norms:
norm error
mean norm error
maximal ...
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FindInstance confused by CoprimeQ
For some reason when I type
FindInstance[a + b == c && CoprimeQ[a, b, c] == True, {a, b, c}, Integers]
Mathematica just immediately returns my input as ...
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Define a function including two solve solutions
I'm trying to combine the solutions coming from two NSolves and define a new function that I've to integrate.
Basically I've defined two ...
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Quadratic form for specific formula as matrix reprezentation [closed]
So I have problem for specific formula to create Quadratic_form form from $$y = 3 + x_1 - 2 x_4 + 2 x_3 x_4 + x_2 (-x_3 + x_4) $$ as matrix
\begin{bmatrix}
1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
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Contour Plot not taking previously defined expressions?
I am new to Mathematica so my question might sound a bit silly, but I hope you help me.
While learning ContourPlot, I have learned that when I use the previously ...
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How to get the nth value of a function with arbitrary number of arguments
I know that I can define a function of a List and get the nth argument like:
f[x_List]:=x[[1]]+x[[2]]
What if the argument of ...
